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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Church Lands in England.

A good deal has been heard lately, says
the News, of London, about glebe lands,
but very few persons have any idea of
what is comprised in this designation.
From portentious mass of figures bear
ing on this subject, just laid before par
Lament, 1t appears that throughout Eng
land and Wales globes amount TO less than
659,54S asres, having a gross total rental
value of over G90S,000. The largest ex-
panse of glebe land lies in the diocese Of
Peterboro, which has 1862 acres, with
an estimated value of Gl0766l. Lincoln
comes next with nearly $4,000 acres,
bringing in a little over $4,000. Then
follow Ely with 1895 acres. and an esti-
mated rent roll of about e5S,000, York
follows on with $4,000 acres, valued at
&575S7 in rent; Oxfore, with 44,7l9 acres
of land, estimated TO be worth $50, SCI an
nually. The diocese of Southwell has
32,746 acres of globe, worth G4S,5S9 a
year. Worcester, nearly $4,000 acres, with
a rental of over E45,00O. Norwich has as
much land within few hundred acres,
and rent roll of e374S The diocese
of Gloucester and Bristol has 30,369
acres. worth E35670 a year; St. David's,
24560 acres, ard tl8,3s2 rent. Ripon and
Exeter have each about 22,500 acres, the
rent roll of Ripou being E2S,S and that
of Exeter $50, 1852. Carlisle is the only
other diocese having over 10000 acres.
The land in that diocese is 2i26S acres,
with an estimated income of E24 600.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Anxious Mother How pale you are,
my darling. Surely you are not well,
W hat have you been eating
Young Hopeful Netting, mother. !
am all right.
Practical Papa Eating Nonsensel
Ask him what he has been smoking. You
can't fool me on the look OF boy after
he has been smoking.
Anxious Mother-Have you been smok'
ing, dearY
Young Hopeful-No, mum.
Practical father thrusts his hands into
jacket pocket OF young hopeful and
brings forth bundle of cigarettes from
which several had been extracted. Young
hopeful hangs his head, but looks up
when asked where the money came from
90 purchase the cigarettes, and answers
the question thus: Il rented out my
bicycle for half an hour for 10 cents
Iableau Threatening look from papa
aud young hopeful ordered to bed sup
PEERLESS.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Love of Country

My Dear Nephew:-I am glad to know
that You are interested in history, and
especially glad that you are systemat-
ically studying or reading the history of
your own country. There is no doubt
that You will derive much interest and
profit, for the history of this country,
from the time of Columbus to Cleveland
Il have no reference now to Ohio) is a
wonderfully charming narrative. | see
you have passed the colonial period and
are now engaged in reading about some
of those great intellectual giants who
fourished some fifty years ago. And it
is quite natural that you should indulge
III some comparisons; and in studying
the lives and characters of such men as
Clay, Webster Jefferson Jackson, Cal
houn, and others, should look about you
to see who are the men that, in force of
intellect and strength of character, are
filling their places to-day
Well, / am sorry TO say | can't just now
call their names. We have plenty of big,
smart politicians who know how to
organize party, pack convention, or
get bill through Congress, when there
is Doodle enough behind it to make it
WI vi hpbhtLAhk 1bOAbY bhA VI bliI OlI
fashioned simon pure statesmen
grand old fellows who always took their
bitters straight and didn't monkey
with mixed drinks, and who could make
speeches good enough to use in the school
readers-alas! there are none such now.
Nice reading for the young would the
average politicians speech be nowadays
In those days patriotism that fired the
heart, that made the blood run quicker in
your veins, was not called spread eagle"
and rot, but was worth one hundred cents
on the dollar, and never went begging.
In those days man who couldn't whistle
Yankee dodle" was not permitted 10 live
in decent community. Now man who
knows it wouldn't think of whistling il
where any one could hear him, for fear
some enc would poke fun at him. l ad-
NIT it is not much of tune, but yet for
the sake of the sacred associations that
cluster about it, it should never be per
mitted to fall into oblivion.
/ often think if this country is so at
tractive to so many thousands of foreign
ers that it must be pretty dodburned
good country after all. And / think We
Americans / mean We who were born
mere, ought to take a little more pride
and interest in it; take time to study its
history and its splendid institutions, and
try to better discharge our duties as free
citizens of the greatest and best country
on the face of the earth. l hold that
every child in this country should know
something about this country, should
know something about the lives of Wash
ington and Lincoln by the time it is six
years old, and as it grows older should be
thoroughly instructed in the history OF
the United States. Old as ] am l every
once in a while get down my history and
read again the story of the Revolution
the war of 1912, the Mexican war, or ever
about still later events.
But | must close. Your Aunt Martha
says she hea-s a cat among the milk pans
N the pantry and wants to take the lamr
to see about it. Yours in haste,
UNCLE SAM.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Enthusiastically from the fact they assume
that two bushels of corn on the cars are
equal TO one of shelled corn, whereas, in
point of fact some corn will not make it.
while some will more than do SO. These
rules, however, often serve convenient
purpose affordiug fairly reasonable IS.
umate, much closer one than may be
had from mere measurement of the
eye. Following are a few such rules, any
one of which may be employed as an ap.
proxlmate estimate; the first one is most
generally used:
/, Measure the length, breadth and
height of the crib, inside the rail; multi.
ply these together and divide by ,. The
result is the number of bushels of shelled
corn.
?. Level the corn so it is of equal
depth throughout. Multiply the length,
breadth and depth together and this pro
duct by four, and cut off one of the fig
ures to the right of the product. The
remaining figures will represent the aum-
Der of bushels of shelled corn.
3 Multiply length 10y height and then
width, add two ciphers to the result, and
divide by 1874. This gives the number
of bushels of ears. Another rule is to
proceed as above to obtain the cubic feet
and then assume that l Is cubic feet
make one bushel of ears of corn.
L. Multiply length by breadth, and
the product by the height, all in inches;
divide this by 2,74s, and the quotient will
be the number TO bushels of ears. From
two thirds of one-half of this will be the
number to bushels of shelled corn, de-
pending on the kind and quality.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

An amusing incident illustrative of alb
sent mindedness is narrated Of the last
session Of tho German re,chstag. Herr
Wichmau was calling the roll Of mem.
bera, when, upon reading out his own
uame, he naturally received no response,
He called the name a second time, in a
louder tone, and fnally roared N out like
a healthy Iunged bull. But at this june
ture the laughter of his colleagues show
cd there must be something wrong. and
soon realizing the ludicrous situation, he
Joined in the hilarity aud marked him
self present.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
sQUIBs
One of Mary Anderson's warmest ad
mirers is the effecte Oscar Wilde.

One Of Mary Anderson's warmest ad
mirers is the effecte Oscar Wilde.
First Tramp-"I hear that some of
thin Chinee bgstes in Mott street are
wearing diamonds"
Second Tramp-"Yis, bad cess TO EN-!
Before they came here my wife was able
to support me takin' in washinn
Jay Gould wants the earth, aud if he
lives long enough he will get it. After
he gets it. he will only have permanent
use for a spot 6x2 : ct, and not that much
is they cremate him.
A preacher was complaining of the
listlessness and inattention of mis- con
gregation, when an old deacon spoke up
and said: Hungry sheep will look up to
the rack if there is hay in it,
The railroads ara polishing up the pas
senger car stoves in anticipation Of the
regular fall and winter trade. They are
also negotiating with undertakers and
cemeteries for reduced rates.
care you the cow?n asked the boarder
fiom town, pausing before the pump.
No" replied the pump speaking through
his nose like a true American, I'm the
milk made. Haw, haw, haw. And next
morning the awe stricken guest ate his
Cruel in silence, nor once complained
when he found waterspider in the
cream.
Extract from evidence ia a petty ses-
slons case: CounseI-So far as you ga Y,
she was doing her ordinary household 1u-
~: Witness should say SO; she was
talking.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

"Your children all turned out WELL i
reckon" said a man addressing an OLE
friend he had not seen for many years.
oval, yes, all but Bill, poor fellow
Drunk lickor, | reckon
ooh, no, never drunk no ticker, but
hain't ammounted to nothin'. BID WIS
deceived an it ruint him
Love AFFAIR.""
yes, an mighty bad one
"Sae married some other Teller, ehi
Oh, no, she married bin. She was 2
wilder, an let on that she was well OF
but she want. Wy she want able to get
Bina descent suit d clothes the week
airter they wus married. Yes the pore
Teller has lost confidence"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD
woMAN,s WORK.

Men work from morn till set OF sun,
They do
But womas's work is never done.
For when one task she's flushed, something :
found
Awaiting beginning, all year round.
Whether II be
To draw the tea,
or bake the bread,
or make the bed,
OR PLY the broom,
or dust the room,
OR floor 10 scrub,
Or knives to rub,
Or table TO set
or meals 10 get,
Or shelves TO scan,
or fruit to can,
Or seeds to SOW,
Or plants to grow,
Or linens TO bleach,
or lessons 10 teach,
Or butter TO churn,
Or jackets to turn,
Or polish glass,
Or plate OF brass,
Or clothes TO mend,
Or children TO tend,
Or notes indlte,
Or stories write
These oars propel your bark DER household
seas,
To sunny heavens, where you rest at ease,
And, one word more, don't you forget it
please.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
-nroln.s Prophetic Dream.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times
we're only two or three listeners.
-,'.l was In a melancholy, medi-
mood ana had been silent for
/. -. Mrs. Lincoln, who was pre-
y. ..''.el him on his solemn visage and
~. 's'5it' This seemed to arouse
Il I..'".'.. Doat seeming to notice her
.... -.4' IN low and measured tones:
.t.- range how much there is in
II. ABOUT dreams. There are, I
\. chapters in the Old Tesla
n. r. roy. Of five in the New in
1e mentioned: and there
,r..- e.aer passages scattered
M 4, y book which refer to vi.
'-leye the bible we must
& t.' taat IN the old days God
me-. t- came to men in their sIeen
.:.g themselves known in dreams.
.-- "ias are regarded as very
s-- ..s seldom told, except by
.,- by young men and maid
... lincoln here remarked: owbv.
!, der .-i..iy solemn; do you be-
Fay 'aatI do. retDrne5 NJ
had one the other night
..s -ated me ever since. After
@- 7r-. time I opened the
-.. aslt may appear. it was
-.. nlsrra- r,f - t--- "'7
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Chicago Market.

CmCAso. oct "a steady; Unchanged
Wheat Advanced about SIC, and closed IsG696o
above yesterday 1llz for seller cash; 1898 for
seller December; 81 9.lG for seller May. Corn
Steady; less doing; opened at about yesterdays
close, nuctuated within 4Gt9 Nc range, and closed
160Ac higher 405E forseler cash, II Tor seller
December; IS for seller May Oats-Du and
weaker futures firm; auctuatod within 4OA
range, and market closed jsGAc above yester
day; 25ss for seller cash. 25A for seller Deem
bsr; 2g9s for seller May. Rye-Frm at to4
Barley-Firm at 10 Prime timothy 2lsD2f9
Flax seed Il 054. whisky TO- Pork Moder-
ately active; steady; 70 27J6 for seller January.
Lard Exhibited some strength, advancing so
7llc and closing firm; 627Ia for seller cash; G.l5
for seller December $50 for seller May Shout
ders, 40G5 90; short clear, 1891 20; short
ribs. 7t5. Butter quiet; dull; creamery, $50
% dairy. 1921 Cheese-Dil, quiet; fol
erear1 chedders, IOh0ll; flats liGllM; young
Americas, lig6Gis. EgRs-1ilG0l5. Hides and
tailow nchanged
Flour Receipts, 20, O03; shipments u, o.
Wheat Receipts. ~ 900 shiptLouls. 1890.
Corn-Receipts, ls},oJI; shipments, 2l5,00J
Data Receipts ii7. Oo0, shipments $500
Rye-Beceipts, 4O0o shipments 1000
Barley BecertR 20 600 shipments. $1,000
CHICAGO Oct a The uloyera' Journal re-
ports Caulc-Reoeipts 00Oi steady; fancy,
scr; shipping steers, C5ats5; stockers and
feeders ~ ll8 90; COWS, bulls and mixed 10
caro- Texas cattle i81u3C5 western rangers
2 4OaaT Hogs Receipts 1900 strong and
Be higher; mixed, 4g0ai a.; heavy 425g %;
light 42OGl50; sklps, 8oO1fso sneep-Re-
cepts, o50O slow; natives, 2s50f09, western,
3 ooa35o; Texans, 2toa3Jo: lambs 25455 3D.
A store aud Postofice Robbed.
CEDAR RAIDS, Iowa, Oct. IA West
( Bend special 20 the Republican says
! thieves broke into the store and postoitice
/ Of Mcfarland & Son, Sunday night, and
stole I'VE hundred dollars in stamps
/ drafts, money and clothing
7 Destructive Fire at Syucuse-Loss 100000.
1 SYRACUSE, n. Y, Oct. l8.-Fire to night
DESTROYED the millinery house Of Barney,
I Lampiy & CO., the dry goods house OF
Z George c. Young D. Bros, and the hard-
ware store of Emerson J. Co. The losses
will aggregate over 100000, with au in
sursnce OF about half.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Heavy Liabilities Of Bankrupt Liquor Dealers.
NEW YotE, Oct IA rough statement
of the anairs of H. Webster q Co, whole
sale dealers in liquor shows their liabili-
ties to be S735, 900, and tue sexual assets
1881 900. The have $4,000 in mer-
chandise, and 100000 in book accounts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Fx-Judge William p. jerks, of Brook
vile, has been in the city all week attend
ing the supreme court, says The Pitts
burg Dispatch. A good story is told Of
him while he was on the bench in Jeifer-
son county. One day, few years ago.
he was trying a case in which his bro
Their, Solicitor Gen. George A. jerks was
counsel. The story goes that Georges
client would have gotten the worst of IT
if the case had been decided by the
iury according to law. But George was
determined to win if il was in the wood
and he made one Of his eloquent speeches
to the Jury, which was composed Of wood
choppers from the back districts OF the
county. After be had concluded the
Judge said:
"Wen, George, you have explained your
side of the case TO the jury; will now
give the law"
The Judge after explaining the law
points to the twelve good men and true"
instructed them 20 return verdict
against his brothers client. The jury
retired and in a brief time returned with
a verdict for Georges client The judge
was dumfounded, bat accepted the find
ing. After the jurors had been discharg
ed one of them was asked why they had
returned a verdict contrary TO the
judges instructions.
"Well," he replied, "you see George Is
better lawyer than Bill, and he told Us
we must bring in a verdict for his client.
We did So"
That Is one Of the reason why the
present solicter-ge Of the United
States was 40 successful as q lawyer IN
his native county. The people believed
evarvfbinu he said
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
SQtIBs

"You look particularly happy ga
days, Jack
II have reason TO be, My wife is act
ug m ost charmingly toward me-"
How is thaty"
"Well, she's candidate, you know and
| haven't promised her my vote yet"
Distinguished Foreigner-In studying
your public school system find that, ae-
oording TO the reports, American girls
are smarter than American boys.
Omaha maxwell, they ought to be.
"Why SOY"
'If girls don't marry they must be
smart enough TO earn living you
know
But so must the boys
mo; If they have no brains they can
make plenty of money by running our
political conventions, iobbing out city
contracts and holding the Offices
Put your shoulder TO the wheel ard
make business boom, IL will DO time
enough TO boom politics next year.
Our best friends are those who keep
perfectly quiet when some one is enumer-
ating our virtues.
A preacher was complaining of the
listlessncss and inattention of his con
gregation, when an old deacon spoke up
and said Hungry sheep will look up
to the rack il hay is in it,
"Where was Iyn said little urehin to
his mother, "a he stood gazing on the
PROSTATE form of his drunken father
where was l when you married par Why
didn't you take me alongr | could hav
picked . better man than he is.n
Some catch TO the business-"Do you
inshure hosses, sahYn inquired Uncle
Zeke of an agent. ooh, yes, we issue
policies on them "Well, sab, Use gwine
20 take out policy on my ole saw-hoss.
Sam Johasing am gwine to steal him,
I'm tole, an" eve don't insure saw
horses "Wen, if yer gwino ter tro
buzness away like dat all right. 1
'speoted dar wuz some ketoh to dis buz.
ness wen heerd of it,"
The flower of the family you often find
Lecomes college bread.
Whom man feels blue is when he val
ues most the soothing sympathy of his
friends. And generally they laugh at
him
The wife who carries on her husbands
pawn shop after his decease is truly
loan wilder"
BY wise provision of Providence,
close beside the little tree on which nut
megs grow, often stands greater.
"What makes woman laughp asks
an exchange. We don't know unless il
that her next door neighbor has said
something mean about the people across
the street.
hotel register emits no heat, but it
will make bachelor very warm when he
sees that some practical joker has added
"and WIFE TO his name.
What Supreme impotence it Is for
Herr Most TO ask for naturalization pa
pers here! What he needs is civilization
papers.
They have Rrrested a man in Rowan,
KY, for carrying a concealed pistol. His
mistake WAS in concealing IL.
'Pa," said little Harold TO his paternal
| parent after that individual had been
reading an article on Superstition to his
! family--'pa, does death always follow
| the howl of a dogin ono, darling re
| piled Backstruttlo; "scmstimes IL il the
bootjaok."
Good bye, Uncle Obediah,
Aunt Marian and Hezekiah,
How the month has slipped away
And we think ID is n pity
That you don't get TO the city
II you should, come spend day.
Milwaukee Market
NLwAuKEE. Oct. "a Wheat Firm 70]a for
seller cash; Il for seller November; 1873 for sell
Ter May Corn Dun; No. 3, 500 Oats Steady;
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
DAT MEAL 0EMs.

Take acup of oat meal and soak it over
night in one cup of water; in the morn
ing add one cup of sour milk, one tea-
spoon of saleratus, one cup of -four, a
little salt; they are baked i'll irons as
other gems and mullins; if on first trial
you find them moist and sticky, add a
little more -four, as some flour thickens
more than others. Or use sweet milk and
baking powder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Milwaukee Market

MINIATURE. Oct. "a Wheat Firm; 701a for
seller cash; 81 for seller November 1873 for sell
Ter May. Corn-Dlal; No 3, 500 Oats Steady;
No. 2 white 2s. Rye Firm; No 1, bOgs
Farley Higher; No. 9 CO.'S Provisions quiet
Pork-l9 bOMlA0n for seller October
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
BUrTERED PARsNuPs.

Wash and boil in cold sailed water
from threequarters of an hour
to an hour. Skin and cut into
round thick slices. Have ready in a
saucepan tablespoonful of butter and
one teaspoonful of -four, previously
rubbed together, and two tablespoonfuls
of milk. When it boils up, put 10 the
parsnips and shake over the fire until
smoking hot. Serve hot in covered
dish.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

WASHINGTON, oct IA telegram from
the deputy collector Of Tampa, Fla, this
afternoon says: -Four deaths have oc-
Cured since the last report and five new
cases. There are several cases Of fever
in Yabor City.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Yellow Fever Continues to spread
JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Oct. pa special
from Tampa, Fla, reports fourteen cases
of fever and three deaths.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
RUMP STEAK A LA MODE.

Put the steak in saucepan with a
sliced onion, little whole allspice, two
leaves, pepper, salt, teaspoonful of
Drowned bread crumbs or grated crusts
and sufficient vinegar diluted with water
to cover it; stew gently for two or three
hours, according to the weight of the
meat. This dish is excellent cold.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

Minister How thankful We should be
for the autumnal season, with its ksleid-
oscopic feast of beauty. You know what
autumnal means don't your
Class-Fall.
eyes. Now what do you most love in
the charming days of autumn!
Lite Boy-Sausage and buckwheat
cakes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27

One cup of raislns chopped fine, one
cup of suet, one cup of sour milk, one
cup of molasses, three cups of -four, one
teaspoonful of soda or saleratus; salt and
spice to taste. Steam two hours, and
serve with some pudding sauce.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
BoMINY oRoQUETTEs.

To one quart of boiling water add a
teaspoonful of salt; stir in gradually a
heaping half-pint of the finest hominy
boil three-quarters of an hour, and put
it on the back of the range, where it will
remain hot an hour longer; then put in a
large bowl and add the beaten yolks of
two eggs; mix it thoroughly, when cold
shape into cones; dip the cones in beat
en- egg, roll in crumbs, and fry in boil
ing fat
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
GRAPE JELLY.

Many rules are given by which the
number of bushels of corn in crib may
be ascertained, but these are more or less
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
now TO CANDY NUTS.

Almonds, English walnuts, and even
grapes and oranges divided into sections,
can all be candied by this recipe: Take
three teacupfuls sugar, one teacupful
water; boil until it hardeDs when dropped
into water. Then flavor TO taste with
lemon. While hot immense the pieces to
be candied, turning them in 1T until they
are coated sufficiently. Nuts can be fas-
tended on a wire or knitting needle, and
grapes also, and thus dipped into syrup.
As soon as the candy chills heat it up
again.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
Brown rnIoKEN1Na FOR SOUP.

This is easily prepared, is always ready,
and will keep long time, besides which it
gives a far richer flavor than any other
way of using -four thickening. Put into
a small saucepan half pound of butter;
when hot stir into it half pound of
very dry -four; stir this over the fire till
very pale brown, taking great care it
does not burn. One large teaspoonful
thickens q quart of soup.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-10-27
sPIcED GRAPES.

Seven pounds of grapes, three pounds
of sugar, brown or white, one pint of
good vinegar, two teaspoonfuls of
ground cinnamon, one of ground all
spice, one-half teaspoonful Of ground
cloves. Stem the grapes, weigh them,
pulp them, at the same time taking out
the seeds. Put the juice of grapes, su-
gar and vinegar into preserving kettle.
Let boil and skim, add spices, then
grapes, skins and pulp. Let all get
boiling hot, then remove from the stove
and can.